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*When I was small, for me
you always stood tall
taught me to look for shadows
on the dead leaves of fall.
In the illusive bends of the road
you were always my constant landmark
when misguided by night's cold breeze
your light guided me in the dark
Now, taller buildings surround the place
the columns support just a perishable lie
but you remain my perpetual pillar throughout
holding up my life under this vast clouded sky.*
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Aug 23, 2015
Aug 23, 2015 at 5:06 AM UTC
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*When I was small, for me
you always stood tall
taught me to look for shadows
on the dead leaves of fall.
In the illusive bends of the road
you were always my constant landmark
when misguided by night's cold breeze
your light guided me in the dark
Now, taller buildings surround the place
the columns support just a perishable lie
but you remain my perpetual pillar throughout
holding up my life under this vast clouded sky.*
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